Louisville Metro Police Department officers are searching for the culprits in the metro's fifth armed fast-food robbery in less than a month.Mobile videoTuesday morning's robbery happened just before 3 a.m. at the McDonald's in the 1100 block of South Hurstbourne Parkway, near Linn Station Road.WLKY was told the robbers were wearing masks.The string of early morning restaurant robberies has put everyone on edge."I think probably the police will have more a presence at some of these restaurants," said customer Joe Dietrich.Three employees have been hurt in the five incidents.At the Dairy Queen in Middletown on July 16, one worker was hit in the head with the butt of a gun and at the McDonald's on Preston Highway on July 23, a worker was also injured, but not shot.WLKY was told in Tuesday's incident, one worker was pistol-whipped, but was not seriously injured.The Jeffersontown Police Department is also still investigating armed robberies at a Wendy's on Hurtsbourne Parkway at Interstate 64 and a Hardee's on Taylorsville Road.Dietrich said he thinks police will catch up with the thieves any day now."I don't think these robbers are too smart. I think they're kind of randomly hitting these places and I think their luck is going to run out," Dietrich said.All the recent robberies at the fast-food chains happened before 9 a.m. and in several incidents shots were fired into the ceiling.In the past, Jeffersontown Police Department and LMPD have said it is too early in their investigation to connect them.The other four robberies were:July 4, 8:45 a.m.: Wendy's at Hurstbourne Parkway and I-64 in JeffersontownJuly 16, 6 a.m.: Dairy Queen in MiddletownJuly 23, 2:40 a.m.: McDonald's at Preston Highway and Indian TrailJuly 25, 6 a.m.: Hardee's on Taylorsville Road in JeffersontownThis statement was released on behalf of McDonald's Restaurants of Kentuckiana: “The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority, and we are grateful that no one was injured during these acts of violence in our community. These series of events are alarming and we are working with the authorities in support of their on-going investigation. In the meantime, please rest assured that we are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of our restaurants, customers and crew.” Police are looking for two to three suspects and are asking fast food workers to take precaution.Anyone with information is asked to call 574-LMPD.

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Louisville Metro Police Department officers are searching for the culprits in the metro's fifth armed fast-food robbery in less than a month.

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Tuesday morning's robbery happened just before 3 a.m. at the McDonald's in the 1100 block of South Hurstbourne Parkway, near Linn Station Road.

WLKY was told the robbers were wearing masks.

The string of early morning restaurant robberies has put everyone on edge.

"I think probably the police will have more a presence at some of these restaurants," said customer Joe Dietrich.

Three employees have been hurt in the five incidents.

At the Dairy Queen in Middletown on July 16, one worker was hit in the head with the butt of a gun and at the McDonald's on Preston Highway on July 23, a worker was also injured, but not shot.

WLKY was told in Tuesday's incident, one worker was pistol-whipped, but was not seriously injured.

The Jeffersontown Police Department is also still investigating armed robberies at a Wendy's on Hurtsbourne Parkway at Interstate 64 and a Hardee's on Taylorsville Road.

Dietrich said he thinks police will catch up with the thieves any day now.

"I don't think these robbers are too smart. I think they're kind of randomly hitting these places and I think their luck is going to run out," Dietrich said.

All the recent robberies at the fast-food chains happened before 9 a.m. and in several incidents shots were fired into the ceiling.

In the past, Jeffersontown Police Department and LMPD have said it is too early in their investigation to connect them.

The other four robberies were:

July 4, 8:45 a.m.: Wendy's at Hurstbourne Parkway and I-64 in Jeffersontown

July 16, 6 a.m.: Dairy Queen in Middletown

July 23, 2:40 a.m.: McDonald's at Preston Highway and Indian Trail

July 25, 6 a.m.: Hardee's on Taylorsville Road in Jeffersontown

This statement was released on behalf of McDonald's Restaurants of Kentuckiana: “The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority, and we are grateful that no one was injured during these acts of violence in our community. These series of events are alarming and we are working with the authorities in support of their on-going investigation. In the meantime, please rest assured that we are taking precautionary measures to ensure the safety of our restaurants, customers and crew.”

Police are looking for two to three suspects and are asking fast food workers to take precaution.